Starfighters Space Supports Space Ready 2.0 Act to Modernize Shared Infrastructure at NASA Centers

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House and Senate legislation would enable voluntary private investment in infrastructure supporting growing government and commercial space operations

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters Space” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: FJET), the commercial space company operating the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ supersonic aircraft, today announced its support for the Space Ready 2.0 Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives as H.R. 9651 by Congressman Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8) and in the U.S. Senate as S. 4905 by Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL).

The proposed legislation would authorize NASA to establish a pilot program allowing the agency to work with public and private entities to improve shared infrastructure at NASA centers, including Kennedy Space Center. The program would enable voluntary contributions toward eligible infrastructure projects without establishing a new federal spending program.

“As a commercial operator at Kennedy Space Center, we see firsthand how infrastructure built for an earlier era of spaceflight is now supporting a growing mix of government and commercial space operations,” said Tim Franta, CEO of Starfighters Space. “The Space Ready 2.0 Act would provide a practical framework for NASA and its commercial partners to work together to modernize the shared infrastructure on which their missions depend, without creating a new federal spending program. Maintaining modern and reliable spaceport infrastructure is essential to supporting continued growth on the Space Coast and preserving American leadership in space.”

Kennedy Space Center has evolved into a multi-user spaceport supporting NASA missions, commercial launch providers, space companies, research organizations, and other government users. As activity on the spaceport continues to increase, modern and resilient roads, utilities, pipelines, facilities, and other shared infrastructure are becoming increasingly important to mission readiness and operational reliability.

Starfighters Space has expanded its operations at Kennedy Space Center and relies on shared infrastructure to support its high-speed flight operations, space research, payload testing, and future air-launch development activities.

Starfighters Space joins other commercial space companies and Space Coast stakeholders in supporting the legislation and its goal of enabling voluntary private-sector participation in infrastructure improvements that directly support NASA and commercial missions.

About Starfighters Space, Inc.

Starfighters Space (NYSE American: FJET), with a fleet of F-104 aircraft based at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Midland Air and Space Port in Texas, is the only company in the world with the commercial capability to fly at sustained Mach 2+ speeds for a variety of aerospace applications. The iconic F-104 jets are configurable as a platform for air-launched payloads, training for pilots, and to support RDT&E (research, development, test, and evaluation) for hypersonic technologies, missile defense systems, microgravity science, spaceflight hardware, advanced materials, and defense electronic systems.

Forward-Looking Statements

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